Job Purpose:
To ensure the compliance of all company policies and procedures, are in line with the regulatory requirements of the Bank of Zambia, PACRA, ZICTA and FCA, and to ensure that there is always a periodic compliance reporting to the appropriate bodies.
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Conduct due diligence on prospective clients and serve as liaison between regulator and the business
· Create, maintain, implement and update the policies and procedures to be followed by the company.
· Train staff on Anti-Money Laundering annually.
· Prepare and submit regulatory reports on monthly basis.
· Submit regulatory reports to the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA).
· Liaise with Financial Intelligence Centre of Zambia, FCA in Ghana on periodic basis for updates
· Ensure that all regulations with Bank of Zambia and PACRA are complied with effectively.
· Liaise with lawyers on legal matters affecting the company.
· Review and evaluate company procedures.
· Review of internal agreements for clients.
· Set up clients on platform for integration.
· Maintain regulatory licenses for Zambia.
· Leading related audits and own remediation of any findings with all regulatory obligations.
· Ensure Zeepay operations are in compliance with compliance matters.
· Support and advice the business leads on compliance matters.
· Maintain an up-to-date high-level knowledge and understanding of internal policies and procedures including compliance, prevention of Money laundering, Financial Crime, Bribery and Corruption and conflicts of Interest.
Qualification, Knowledge, Skills and Work Experience Requirements:
· BSc/BA in business administration, social studies, legal studies; further training will be a plus
· Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities
· Problem-solving and decision-making aptitude
· Strong ethics and reliability, Proficient in MS Office
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Ability to compile and interpret statistical data and communicate it in a professional and understandable manner
· Legislation that applies to the business.
· Bank of Zambia guidelines
· Knowledge in risk assessment
· Good interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships with people at all levels
· Commercial awareness and numerical skills.
· Experience of 1-3 required
Physical Requirements:
· Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with company policy
· Must be able to close late from work
· Must be prepared to avail him/ herself during the weekend when the need arises.
· Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly to all stakeholders
Behavioral and Personal Attributes
· Must have quick resourceful and adaptable character and innovative
· Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage time efficiently.
· Meticulous attention to details and good inter-personal skills
· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and orientation to learn
· High integrity, resilient and approachable, able to handle confidential information
· Result oriented, effective, personal organization, productive and motivational attitude
· Cooperative and supportive, customer focused, and service excellence
· Protect company and customer information at all times
